Alluvion

Definition of Alluvion

Al`lu´vi`on

n.	1.	Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.
	2.	An overflowing; an inundation; a flood.
	3.	Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium. The golden alluvions are there [in California and Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast plains. - R. Cobden.
	4.	(Law) An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See Accretion.

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